Chris Mintz-Plasse (Superbad) is 23, Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama) is 41, Nicole Kidman is 45, Lionel Richie is 63 and Olympia Dukakis is 81 years old. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.

istening to Lil Wayne pretend to explain his reasons for taking Nicki Minaj off of the Hot 97Summer Jam line-up was probably the most annoying thing I’ve ever had to experience. And I refuse to experience it alone. Listen to his faux-explanation with me inside. Warning: excessive use of the word ‘female.’ More »

Beasts Of The Southern Wild has been making a killing on the festival circuit. The film tells the story of a little girl living with her ailing father in a mythical New Orleans-type setting called The Bathtub. As imaginative as it is epic (the story actually begins before the Katrina-like storm hits), Beasts… recently won The Camera d’Or (for Best First Feature) at the Cannes Film Festival and also received the Sundance 2012 Grand Jury Prize, along with the award for Excellence in Cinematography. And now, everyone is screaming Oscar for the film itself (i.e. Best Picture) and for the tiny little girl playing the lead, Quvenzhané Wallis. Inside, glimpse into the bayou of BOTSW with the trailer, photos, and more.More »

Oh, Alec. Everything you needed to know about life you should have learned in kindergarten; i.e. keep your hands to yourself even when the paparazzi are snapping hella pics outside of the courthouse where you and your fiancé are getting married. The not-so-unbelievable deets from yesterday’s incident (and today’s That-Ish-Cray Of The Day!) are inside guys.

nti- 2 Chainz PITNBrs beware. 2 Chainz is in his No Lie video (the first off of his debut album, Based on a T.R.U. Story) doing everything very um 2 Chainz-y. He’s being tall and lanky; he’s dancing like someone who doesn’t realize he’s tall and lanky. And he’s got that flow that kind of hits, but then again kind of doesn’t…? I for one enjoy watching him be 2 Chainz-y, but others may wanna take a pass. Still, Director X gets a little artsy with a black and white video that’s slightly reminiscent of Kanye‘s Mercy(also featuring 2 Chainz), at least in terms of visual simplicity. Watch Drake say bad things about Rihanna (unless he was talking about a different Grammy-Award winner) inside.More »

I can’t tell you guys how many times I’ve seen a gorgeous model in a magazine or on the runway and thought to myself who IS that? and it’s turned out to be Joan Smalls. Suffice it to say, it’s happened a lot. Which is why I was thrilled to see her on the cover of W Magazine‘s July issue. They’ve dubbed her “The New Face Of Fashion,” (along with Karlie Kloss, who appears on the alternate cover). In the issue both models pose for the demigod of all things photography and fashion, Steven Meisel. In addition to being an acclaimed photographer for US and Italian Vogue, he rocked and shocked the world back in 1992 with his photos in Madonna‘s book, Sex. See what he did with Joan (who, right now, is probably somewhere planning world domination) inside.

So … the world is pretty much in love with Ryan Gosling, right? Well, the world ain’t seen nothin’ yet. A home video has been making the rounds that features a young Ryan Gosling performing during a talent show back in 1991 that takes his cute factor to a whole new level. As you can see below, Ryan serenades the audience with his rendition of the Percy Sledge classic When A Man Loves A Woman. Then he and his sister Mandi but a few moves with a dance routine set to C+C Music Factory‘s hit song Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). Folks, Ryan Gosling is wearing MC Hammer pants, what more do you need to know? Check out the performance video below. Oh, and you’re welcome. More »